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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER FIFTY . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 50 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ NOW In our FIFTH year and with 22,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 46 countries . . . and growing by the day. You are welcome to pass this newsletter on to friends. ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** Feast of Sport in August *** Competition Winners *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Hook & Slice ************************************************************************ *** FEAST of SPORT International Yachting, Tennis, Athletics & Motor Racing - Indy & F1 and the Tri Nations Rugby. For those devoted TV watchers there is not going be much of a break. With the US Open Tennis, International Yachting in Cowes, (with the infamous Fastnet Race), Motor Racing with F1, Rallying and Indy Cars, the lead up to the Rugby World Cup, and the World Championship in Athletics, Stade de France, Paris. BUT for us GOLF Fanatics, what about Tiger ? Having put my foot in my mouth in last month's newsletter, Am I willing to again say . . . Tiger is Ready . . . ? It would appear his operation and/or his new interests have taken the edge off his play. However, his worse day is still well ahead of the average tour player. OR is it because the opposition are working to get closer ? We do have a huge line up of talent for the Final Major. Try . . Beem, Brooks, Cabrera, Campbell, Clarke, Couples (my favourite), Duval, Els, Funk, Furyk, Garcia, Goosen, Mediate, Mickelson (yes included), (an inform) Montgomerie, Parry, Price (Nick and Phillip), Singh, Toms, Westwood, Weir and Woods. Then there are Calcavecchia, Coreres, John Daley, Dredge, Faxon, Fulke, Hoch, Immelman, Leaney, Lonard, Norman, Olazabal, Poulter, Romero, Scott Adams, Taturangi and Watson. And whether someone comes out of the pack, or one of the known guys takes the it, it should and will present another great show. I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** COMPETITION The winner for July is Kevin Wills of Beachlands, Auckland. New Zealand. Your prize of one dozen Premium Brand Golf Balls will be on their way to you shortly. See below for details of the August Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES We have a Hole in One in July 5th July Howick Golf Club 8th White Tee Auckland, NZ - Brett Allan Brett emailed me with excitement. "I stood on the 8th tee at Howick Golf Club and told my mate I was going to hole my tee shot. THIS IS NO LIE! And I did! A sandwedge hit about 4 metres behind the hole and spun back in for my second hole in one on that hole. SWEET!" (Brett plays off 0.1) And an Albatross: 1st July Club de Campo del Mediteraneo 13th Blanco Tee Spain Eagles in July 8th July Club de Campo del Mediteraneo 1st Blanco Tee Spain - Yes the same Guy 19th July Blackburn Golf Club 13th White Tee Lancashire, UK 23rd July Orchid Country Club 13th Blue Tee Singapore 27th July Te Ngutu Golf Club 5th White Tee Hawera, NZ 30th July Miramar Links Golf Club 15th White Tee Wellington, NZ Well Done to all of you who have hit a Hole in One, albatross or an eagle in July. Email me with 'how it happenned' for inclusion in the next newsletter. Congratulations to all successful GoforGOLFers. (Our promise of confidentiality does not allow us to publish your names, without your permission - let us know if you make a hole in one, eagle or albatross). _________________________________________________________ *** AUGUST COMPETITION This month the prize is sponsored by the Golf Update Magazine ONE Dozen Premium Brand Golf Balls " SPOT the BALL " To enter the contest, enter the coordinates of the position you think the ball is. Choose only one coordinate across and one down. a) Across - (between a and k) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 10) ? TO ENTER - CLICK on the banner advert or menu item on GoforGOLF http://www.goforgolf.co.nz or go direct to the entry form at http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp The editor of New Zealand Golf Update magazine has identified the spot. The editors decision is final. (and there is the usual the small print?) You can submit more than one entry, but they must be done separately. Make sure you enter you email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. THREE ways to FIND a COURSE Firstly, if you have selected a course as your default course, the Course Finder will default to that course. Otherwise it will default to our Demonstration Course. To Find a Course - The input boxes are numbered to help. Click the 'FIND a Course' button on the green menu, then 1) Select a Country - All selections from now will search the country you have selected. This will have defaulted to your own country if you have selected a default course, in your details. 2) THEN you can select: BY LOCATION - Select the district and press GO OR - SEARCH By NAME - entering part of the club name OR - VIEW FULL DIRECTORY - Which will list all courses for the country either by Name or Location Click on the Club / Course name on the list and you will return to the 'Select a Course' page with the course displayed in the 'COURSE' box 3) ENSURE the course you seek is displayed in the Box 3 If the course you seek is not already displayed in the 'Course Box', you can click the arrow, and select a course from the same location or commence again. VIEW - Once you have the chosen course displayed in '3' you can 'VIEW Course Information' OR . . . if entering a score, go to the next section to start the INPUT SCORE SECTION. 2. Edit and Analyse your Scores The Edit and Analyse section is at the bottom of the 'Select a Course' page, but you have to Sign In first. Once you have Signed In, you will also find an "Analysis Reports' button on the green menu. The three Analysis Functions have a variety of options that enable you to analyse your scores in many ways and for a totally flexible time span. The 'Summary Report' can list score for one course or all courses, and for any period you wish, including all scores you have entered. Email me on . . . greg@goforgolf.com . . . and I will help you with any problems you may have with registering and entering your scorecards and courses. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Suggestions, questions and comments are welcomed. If you have any questions or suggestions on how to use GoforGOLF please email them to me at greg@goforgolf.com __________________________________________________________ *** NEW ZEALAND GOLF UPDATE MAGAZINE With the enormous growth in Golf as a sport, and its attendant categories in golf products, apparel, and leisure activities we have made the magazine Bigger - Better - Brighter - all designed to make it more informative, very pleasant to read and enjoy, without impacting on our core subject GOLFING!! Now a MONTHLY The AUGUST edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the AUGUST edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P NOW A MONTHLY GOLF MAGAZINE - Subscribe to receive the August Edition. New Zealand subscribers - NZD 74.00 (1 year - 11 issues) Australia & South Pacific - NZD 128.00 (1 year - 11 issues) Rest of the World - NZD 158.00 (1 year - 11 issues) To subscribe, email: subs@golfupdate.co.nz or Mail to: P O Box 36 257, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand or Phone: 0064 (09) 480 9264 __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS We return to the US for the LAST Major of the year - 14 to 17 Aug US PGA Championship, at the Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York. http://www.pga2003.com/ http://www.oakhillcc.com/ (Watch out for the special "PGA" GoforGOLF Newsletter) Then follows the World Championship Golf - NEC Invitational at Firestone CC, Arkron, Ohio - 21 to 24 Aug. See below. NOTE: I found during testing that some of these links did not load on first click, but always loaded on the second attempt. Don't give up. The USPGA Tour for August 2003: 7 to 10 Aug The International Castle Pines Golf Club, CO http://www.golfintl.com/ http://www.castlepines.com/ 14 to 17 Aug US PGA Championship Oak Hill C C, NY http://www.pga2003.com/ http://www.oakhillcc.com/ 21 to 24 Aug World Golf Championships Firestone C C, Akron, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://www.firestonecountryclub.com/ 21 to 24 Aug Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux G & C C, Reno, NV http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r472/index.html http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ 28 to 31 Aug Deutsche Bank U.S. C'Ship TPC of Boston, Norton, MA http://www.thetpcofboston.com/x 4 to 7 Sep Bell Canadian Open Hamilton G C, Ontario, Canada http://www.e.bell.ca/cdnopen/ The Ladies LPGA Tour 31 to 3 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham and St Annes, England http://www.womensbritishopen.com/ http://www.royallytham.org/ 8 to 10 Aug Wendy's Championship Tartan Fields G C, Dublin, OH http://www.wendyschampionship.com/ 14 to 17 Aug Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Highland Meadows G C, OH http://www.jamiefarrkrogerclassic.com/ 28 to 31 Aug State Farm Classic The Rail Golf Club, IL http://www.lpgastatefarmclassic.com/ http://www.therailgc.com/ 5 to 7 Sep John Q Hammons Hotel Classic Tulsa Country Club, OK http://www.lpga.com/tour/tour.cfm?cont_id=58670 http://www.tulsacountryclub.com/ The 2002 European Tour: 31 to 3 Aug Scandinavian Masters Barseback G&CC, Sweden http://www.golf.se/masters/ http://www.barseback-golf.se/bgcc/bgcc_index.htm 7 to 10 Aug Nordic Open 2003 Simon's G C, Denmark http://www.nordic-open.dk/ http://www.simonsgolf.dk/ 14 to 17 Aug US PGA Championship Oak Hill C C, NY http://www.pga2003.com/ http://www.oakhillcc.com/ 14 to 17 Aug BMW Russian Open Le Meridien Moscow G&CC, Moscow http://www.bmw.ru/golf/english/RussianOpen/ http://www.russianopen.ru/ 21 to 24 Aug World Golf Championships Firestone C C, Akron, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http:/www.firestonecountryclub.com/ 28 to 31 Aug BMW International Open Golfclub Munchen, Germany http://www.bmw-int-open.de/ 4 to 7 Sep Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites: http://www.cowesweek.co.uk/ Cowes Week Yachting regatta, 2 Aug Including the infamous Fastnet Yacht Race http://www.usopen.org/ 2003 US Open Tennis, starts 25 Aug http://www.paris2003saintdenis.org/en/accueil.html 9th World Championship of Athletics - 23 Aug http://www.indyracing.com/ Kiwi 'Scott Dixon' leads Indy in USA http://www.scottdixon.co.nz/ Find all these websites and more for easy access on our 'News & Links' section. *** http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/links.asp *** If you find any other interesting web sites for these tournaments, or other sports sites, please let me know. __________________________________________________________ *** HOOK & SLICE " To hit a shot that for a right-hander curves sharply left (hook) or right (slice), respectively. Players who do one or the other consistently should consider changing the way they stand, grip the club, or make their swing. Players who do both should consider changing the way they spend their weekends." Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory is growing all the time, now with over 1000 United States courses and increasing numbers from Australia and United Kingdom, and over 46 other countries. Why not add yours ? AND NOW over 85% of New Zealand Courses. If the course you have played is not yet on GoforGOLF, you can ADD IT, or send us the scorecards (mens and/or womens) and we will make sure the course and all tees are loaded correctly. ERRORS: If you find a course error or missing info !!!! If there is an error with a scorecard, the stroke rating has changed, the distance is now wrong, or the Course rating or Slope rating is missing, please let us know so we can correct it. Email greg@goforgolf.com Sports Information Management Ltd P O Box 25 198, Auckland, New Zealand. __________________________________________________________ *** TELL YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES ABOUT GOFORGOLF ***** Tell your golf partners about ***** ***** GoforGOLF's 'Analysis for All' ***** ***** and Record of your Games ***** Regards & Good Golfing Greg Paul __________________________________________________________GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER FIFTY . . . GoforGOLF